Offset putter grip

Abstract

A grip for a golf putter, which grip restores squareness of address of a golf ball by the putter during a swing, where either or both of offset and undercut impair squareness of address. The grip may taper asymmetrically relative to the axis of the shaft of the putter golf club, or symmetrically, so as to impart offset to the right or offset to the left of the shaft. The degree and orientation of imparted offset are selected to compensate for the degree to which the original offset or undercut impair squareness of address. The grip may be circular or non-circular in cross section, and may be tapered along its length.

1 . A grip for a golf putter, comprising a body fabricated from a flexible material, wherein the body comprises a lateral wall having length and an internal bore extending along the length and configured to cooperate with the shaft of the putter, an internal surface defining the internal bore, and an external surface, wherein thickness of the lateral wall between the internal surface and the external surface on one side of the internal bore is different from thickness of the lateral wall between the internal surface and the external surface on an opposed side of the internal bore when the grip is considered in end cross sectional view. 
     
     
         2 . The grip of  claim 1 , wherein the external surface of the grip has configurational characteristics of a conventional putter grip. 
     
     
         3 . The grip of  claim 1 , wherein the grip has circular configuration when considered in end cross sectional view. 
     
     
         4 . The grip of  claim 1 , wherein the grip has non-circular configuration when considered in end cross sectional view. 
     
     
         5 . The grip of  claim 4 , wherein the non-circular configuration is oval. 
     
     
         6 . A golf putter and associated grip therefore, comprising a golf putter comprising an elongated shaft including a proximal end and a distal end, a putter head disposed at said distal end, and a grip enveloping the elongated shaft at the proximal end, wherein the grip comprises a body fabricated from a flexible material, wherein the body comprises a lateral wall having length and an internal bore extending along the length and configured to cooperate with the shaft of the putter, an internal surface defining the internal bore, and an external surface, wherein thickness of the lateral wall between the internal surface and the external surface on one side of the internal bore is different from thickness of the lateral wall between the internal surface and the external surface on an opposed side of the internal bore when the grip is considered in end cross sectional view. 
     
     
         7 . The golf putter and associated grip of  claim 6 , wherein the external surface has configurational characteristics of a conventional golf putter grip, apart from the taper of the tapered external surface. 
     
     
         8 . The golf putter and associated grip of  claim 6 , wherein the grip has circular configuration when considered in end cross sectional view. 
     
     
         9 . The golf putter and associated grip of  claim 6 , wherein the grip has non-circular configuration when considered in end cross sectional view. 
     
     
         10 . The golf putter and associated grip of  claim 9 , wherein the non-circular configuration is oval. 
     
     
         11 . A method of modifying grip characteristics of a golf putter, comprising the step of providing a grip for the conventional golf putter which has at least one characteristic which after installation on the putter modifies offset performance characteristics of the putter. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , comprising the further steps of:
 providing the grip with an external surface and an internal bore oriented within the grip such that when the grip is installed on the shaft of the putter, orientation of the hands of a golfer gripping the putter causes the putter to be swung in a manner which modifies performance of the swing.